These fought in any case and some believing, pro domo, in any case . . . Some quick to arm, some for adventure, some from fear of weakness, some from fear of censure, some for love of slaughter, in imagination, learning later. . . some in fear, learning love of slaughter; Died some, pro patria, non "dulce" non "et decor" . . . walked eye-deep in hell believing in old men's lies, then unbelieving came home, home to a lie home to many deceits, home to old lies and new infamy; usury age-old and age-thick and liars in public places. Daring as never before, wastage as never before. Young blood and high blood, fair cheeks, and fine bodies; fortitude as never before frankness as never before, disillusions as never told in the old days, hysterias, trench confessions, laughter out of dead bellies. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ECHOES: 7 by WILLIAM ERNEST HENLEY PSALM 43. JUDICA ME DEUS by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE THE FETE CHAMPETRE by ROBERT BURNS MOON THOUGHT by HILDA CONKLING EUROPA by WILLIAM JOHNSON CORY A BALLAD OF FREEDOM by THOMAS OSBORNE DAVIS THE ENGLISHMAN by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE |